BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES (EIN 01-6006001)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2022-12-19
IRS object ID
202203539349301400
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Michael Lomas
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$67,524,193TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$67,524,193PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$119,793CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$122,536CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,455CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$528,985CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,139,778TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,138CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$100,279CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,720CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,021CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,719CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$352,877TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$69,016,848TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,487,393BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,565,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,395,243InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$83,735OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,573,415EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,329,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,219,511InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$112,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,487,393EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,152,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,066,340ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$110,658InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,329,882EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,474,571BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$561,395ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$116,918InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,152,884EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,972,673BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$423,528ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$79,370InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,475,571EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84925PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15075TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,800,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,800,537BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,253,813OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,042,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,211,517BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,266,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,806,446DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,459,872BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$33,471,926TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Money Market Funds$8,234,922F
Equity Funds$487,792F
Exchange Traded Funds$8,034,987F
Fixed income funds$5,999,344F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$22,757,045TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,301,804TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,911,757NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,826,366OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$85,391RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,387,195RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,387,195TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,928,139TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,928,139ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,928,139TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The Laboratory houses the Provasoli-Guillard National Center of Marine Algae and Microbiota. The Laboratory does not capitalize this collection of more than 2,700 strains of marine phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses. The Laboratory holds the collection for educational and research purposes; the strains are available to the public. Proceeds from the sales of strain samples are used to maintain and preserve the collection.
Part X, Line 2:The Laboratory qualifies as an organization exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and files a Form 990 tax return. With few exceptions, the Laboratory is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018 due to the statute of limitations. The Laboratory has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC, Income Taxes. Management of the Laboratory believes it has no material uncertain tax positions, and accordingly it will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Gain on Interest Rate Swap 1,826,366.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Deborah Bronk
President & CEO$330,207$0$0$0$0$0$20,291$0$5,424$0$355,922$0$0$0
Jennifer Cutshall
Director of Advancement$201,891$0$0$0$0$0$12,789$0$11,740$0$226,420$0$0$0
William M Balch
Senior Research Scientist$173,502$0$0$0$0$0$11,912$0$13,686$0$199,100$0$0$0
James McManus
VP Research & Administrati$164,993$0$0$0$0$0$10,694$0$15,978$0$191,665$0$0$0
Ramunas Stepanauskas
Senior Research Scientist$158,142$0$0$0$0$0$10,148$0$22,616$0$190,906$0$0$0
Benjamin Twining
VP Education & Research$154,246$0$0$0$0$0$10,135$0$19,705$0$184,086$0$0$0
David Emerson
Senior Research Scientist$152,735$0$0$0$0$0$9,563$0$8,455$0$170,753$0$0$0
David Whitt
CFO$148,333$0$0$0$0$0$9,346$0$11,519$0$169,198$0$0$0
Michael Lomas
Senior Research Scientist$142,961$0$0$0$0$0$9,430$0$15,978$0$168,369$0$0$0
David Fields
Senior Research Scientist$134,377$0$0$0$0$0$9,156$0$21,189$0$164,722$0$0$0
Steve Archer
Senior Research Scientist$130,356$0$0$0$0$0$8,502$0$17,584$0$156,442$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Finance Authority of MaineBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN010392006BondIssuerEIN
CUSIPNoneAvailCUSIPNum
Bond Issued2019-04-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$12,914,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeTo refinance debt held with First National BankPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$107,466IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$12,780,706CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$25,828OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1First National BankBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge20.500000000000TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$607,336NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBigelow has agreed with Block Island Marine Funding, Inc., a non-profit corporation that promotes the education of children through programs in marine science and marine biology, to encourage boat owners wishing to donate a boat to Bigelow to instead donate the boat to Block Island, and Block Island would arrange for the charter or sale of the boat as soon after the donation as reasonably practicable in compliance with IRS rules and regulations and remit 75% of the proceeds, less reasonable expenses, to Bigelow.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Barbara Burgess and Bill Burgess are married.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy is provided to all members of the Board before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe internal compliance committee and board compliance committee meet four times per year to review and ensure compliance activities are being followed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Board reviews and approved the CEO and Director of Advancement's compensation. The Board Compensation Committee considers AIRI compensation data, salary.com, and glassdoor.com information. Salaries were bracketed by empirical data and validated by an independent committee of senior personnel in the lab.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Bigelow publishes governing documents and financial reports on its website. The conflict of interest policy is circulated regularly and hand-delivered to employees, volunteers, board members, and board committees.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Gain on Interest Rate Swap 1,826,366.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant.
Form 990, Part IV, Section C, Line 19:Available by request.

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